Introduction The Tempest Shakespeare

Question 1

What do the different types of language indicate in the play?

Accepted Answer

the different status and function of the characters

Question 2

When did he use Prose?

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for humorous situations, for the fools and inferior characters

Question 3

Which monarchs ruled the country during Shakespeare's life?

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Elisabeth I, James I

Question 4

Which of the following was not a source of inspiration for Shakespeare?

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His family

Question 5

The Tempest is one of the rare Shakespeare's plays to follow the classical Aristotelian unities. What are they?

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Unity of time, Unity of place, Unity of action

Question 6

Why did he use iambic pentameter?

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to imitate everyday speech, to imitate the natural flow of the English language

Question 7

Why can The Tempest be considered as a comedy?

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happy ending: marriage and peace, comic characters

Question 8

Where did he find the inspiration for the character Ariel?

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in one of his own play

Question 9

Why did he give Italian names and set the political plot in Italy?

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a way to criticize the English leadership indirectly, As many writers of the time he was influenced by the Italian Renaissance

Question 10

What did Shakespeare study in Grammar school?

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Roman plays, Latin grammar

Question 11

Why can The Tempest be considered as part of the pastoral genre?

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the natural world seen as better than civilization, beauty and simplicity of nature

Question 12

He was also inspired by Montaigne' essay Cannibals: what was Montaigne's view about indegenous people?

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Indigenous people were more virtuous than Europeans

Question 13

Shakespeare created Caliban who is...

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anagram of canibal to symbolize his disorder, seen as an inferior monster who can't be educated nor civilized

Question 14

The Tempest was a good representation of...

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the real world tension between European colonizers and indegenous peoples, the fascination of exploration and the mysteries of the New World

Question 15

What did the new court of James I bring to the entertainment domain?

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a new form of entertainment: the masque, Better theatrical setting and more sophisticated machinery

Question 16

What is flexible verse and why did he use it?

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one line is shared between characters and expresses their shared feelings

Question 17

The Tempest is based on a real storm that happened...

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and led to a shipwreck but all the crew was safe, in 1609, in the Bermudas

Question 18

What kind of literary works did Shakespeare never write?

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Novels

Question 19

Which elements do not refer to metatheatre?

Accepted Answer

Prospero 's betrayal by his brother

Question 20

Why can The Tempest be considered as part of the Romance genre?

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because of its supernatural and magical elements, because of the restoration of social harmony

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